Heinrich Schliemann was born on 6th January 1822 and died sixty eight years later that is, on 26th December 1890. He was an archeologist, a German businessman, also a great advocate of places of historical reality especially the ones mentioned in Homer works. Heinrich Schliemann was a great Troy archeological evacuator along with Tiryns and Mycenae. Schliemann successes lent material heaviness to the thought that Virgils Aeneid and Homers Iliad mirror real historical events (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para2).
Heinrich Schliemann excavations
Having been born to Ernst, who was a protestant minister who was poor and his mother Luise, Schliemann was sent to school at the age of eleven years. He gained a lot of interest in excavations and wished that he would one day manage to excavate Troy city. His classic interests went on in the entire period of time he spent at school where he was studying grammar. Schliemanns initial interests in classical nature appear to have been Troys location. The existence of this city was by then greatly disputed. Probably, Schliemanns attention was highly attracted by the 1862 excavations at Santorini by Ferdinand. This particular possibility is the one that argues for an early date of retirement, since by then, he was already a renowned international traveler (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para 3).
Founded on the work of Frank Calvert who was an archeologist from Britain, who had excavated the Turkey site for more than two decades, Schliemann made a decision that Hissarlik was actually Troys site. In the year 1868, which was a very busy year for Heinrich, he paid a visit to the world of the Greeks and published some of his works asserting that there was no doubt that Hissarlik was Troys site. He in fact submitted his dissertation to this effect in ancient Greek and proposed a similar thesis to Rostock University. Schliemann received his PhD in the following year from the same university because of the submission he had made (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para 5).
Schliemann brought in a lot of enthusiasm, conviction and dedication to the excavations work. This is work that requires a lot of financial resources. Schliemann was not only in a position to do the work, but he also had the money to support in excavations. As a result, he managed to make a lot of impact in the Mycenaean archeological field. By the year 1871, he was more than ready to work at the Troy. Schliemanns career started before archeology could actually fully develop as a professional discipline on its own. Therefore, going by the current standards, the work that was done by this great archeologist leaves a lot to be desired. Despite the fact that Schliemann obtained permission in 1876 to go on with excavations, he failed to reopen the Troy dig until two years later. The Ithaca excavation was designed to establish the actual location of the site that was mentioned in Odyssey, which was Troys second excavation. He later made another excavation between the years 1882 and 1883 that is, the Tiryns excavation before making his forth and last excavation in 1888-1890 at Troy (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para 7).
Despite the great impact that Schliemann made in the field of archeology, his work faces a lot of criticism as it left a lot to be desired. More excavations that were done later at the Troy revealed that the level which Schliemann had named the Iliad Troy was actually not that. Although the names that Schliemann had given his excavations were not altered by later archeologists, they have been greatly blamed for destroying the Troys main layers. But despite the much criticism, the work that was done by Schliemann is still outstanding to date.
Heinrich Schliemann excavations
Having been born to Ernst, who was a protestant minister who was poor and his mother Luise, Schliemann was sent to school at the age of eleven years. He gained a lot of interest in excavations and wished that he would one day manage to excavate Troy city. His classic interests went on in the entire period of time he spent at school where he was studying grammar. Schliemanns initial interests in classical nature appear to have been Troys location. The existence of this city was by then greatly disputed. Probably, Schliemanns attention was highly attracted by the 1862 excavations at Santorini by Ferdinand. This particular possibility is the one that argues for an early date of retirement, since by then, he was already a renowned international traveler (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para 3).
Founded on the work of Frank Calvert who was an archeologist from Britain, who had excavated the Turkey site for more than two decades, Schliemann made a decision that Hissarlik was actually Troys site. In the year 1868, which was a very busy year for Heinrich, he paid a visit to the world of the Greeks and published some of his works asserting that there was no doubt that Hissarlik was Troys site. He in fact submitted his dissertation to this effect in ancient Greek and proposed a similar thesis to Rostock University. Schliemann received his PhD in the following year from the same university because of the submission he had made (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para 5).
Schliemann brought in a lot of enthusiasm, conviction and dedication to the excavations work. This is work that requires a lot of financial resources. Schliemann was not only in a position to do the work, but he also had the money to support in excavations. As a result, he managed to make a lot of impact in the Mycenaean archeological field. By the year 1871, he was more than ready to work at the Troy. Schliemanns career started before archeology could actually fully develop as a professional discipline on its own. Therefore, going by the current standards, the work that was done by this great archeologist leaves a lot to be desired. Despite the fact that Schliemann obtained permission in 1876 to go on with excavations, he failed to reopen the Troy dig until two years later. The Ithaca excavation was designed to establish the actual location of the site that was mentioned in Odyssey, which was Troys second excavation. He later made another excavation between the years 1882 and 1883 that is, the Tiryns excavation before making his forth and last excavation in 1888-1890 at Troy (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, para 7).
Despite the great impact that Schliemann made in the field of archeology, his work faces a lot of criticism as it left a lot to be desired. More excavations that were done later at the Troy revealed that the level which Schliemann had named the Iliad Troy was actually not that. Although the names that Schliemann had given his excavations were not altered by later archeologists, they have been greatly blamed for destroying the Troys main layers. But despite the much criticism, the work that was done by Schliemann is still outstanding to date.
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